Open AccessNonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs and HIV Risk Behavior in Gay and Bisexual Men
Author(s) -
Eric G. Benotsch,
Aaron M. Martin,
Stephen Koester,
Anna Cejka,
Diana Luckman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181f0bc4b
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , ecstasy , men who have sex with men , recreational drug use , psychiatry , gamma hydroxybutyrate , recreational drug , prescription drug misuse , homosexuality , prescription drug , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , drug , psychology , pharmacology , receptor , syphilis , opioid , opioid use disorder , psychoanalysis
Previous research has demonstrated associations between substance use and sexual risk behavior in men who have sex with men (MSM). Recent trends in substance use show increasing use of prescription medications (e.g., Vicodin) without a physician's prescription, yet associations between the nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) and HIV risk behavior have not been well examined in MSM.